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Hallett 2024 Hoosier Super Tour: At A Glance

Excitement builds as the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour (HST) passes the halfway point of the season, with the sixth of the 10 scheduled Super Tours of 2024 set to take place on April 20-21 at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit. Hosted by SCCA’s Ark Valley Race Group, the Jennings, OK, facility is akin to […]

Meet Don Drennon, the 2023 F&C Worker of the Year

Don Drennon first spectated at Road Atlanta at a Can-Am race in 1974. In 1987, while spectating at the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®, he heard a recruiting pitch that was often repeated over the PA system: “Want to get involved? See what it’s like on the other side of the fence and join us as […]

Goulart is SCCA’s 14 Year Old Super Star, Some New Tech Inspectors, And More From The Hoosier Super Tour

The end of Sunday’s eight group races at VIRginia International Raceway means that we are now officially halfway through the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour season, with five races behind us and five still to go this season. Before we look too far ahead, though, let’s see what we may have learned this week […]

These Guys are Awfully Cool at The Hoosier Super Tour From VIR

Cool and sunny is ideal for racing, and the racing steward in the sky smiled on Virginia International Raceway on Saturday for the first day of racing in this weekend’s Hoosier Racing Tire Super Tour. It’s a return to the track that hosted the Runoffs each of the past two seasons, and it always makes […]

Racing’s Next Super Star is at The Hoosier Super Tour

It’s easy to get caught up in nostalgia, the what-ifs, and glorifying what’s already happened rather than living in the moment and appreciating what’s here. That’s true in life, and its especially true in motorsports. And while it would have been amazing to see Dan Gurney at an SCCA race or line up on the […]

Mazza Vineyards Back for Select 2024 SCCA Podium Parties

Some insist red wines should only be enjoyed with red meats, and white wines are meant to accompany poultry dishes. There are sommeliers who also insist you drink whatever you like no matter what you’re eating. But there’s only one wine to be paired with Sports Car Club of America® victory podium celebrations — that […]

2024 VIR Hoosier Super Tour: At A Glance

The Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour is about to head to a track with plenty of history: VIRginia International Raceway. The 3.27-mile track in Alton, VA, crowned SCCA National Champions at the SCCA Runoffs® in 2019, ’22, and ’23, and is a popular layout for racers hoping to test their mettle in a variety […]

Inside the SCCA podcast: Goodyear’s Justin Barker

(Looking for an inside line on the Club? “Inside the SCCA” is a podcast that features interviews with the Club’s leading personalities, but it’s not owned by SCCA®. Instead, it’s an independent media outlet managed by Rule 15 Productions and hosted by longtime SCCA member and journalist Brian Bielanski. He uses the Club’s name with […]

What Are The Differences Between Open Wheel and Closed Wheel Racing?

Choosing between open-wheel formula cars and closed-wheel sports cars is a defining decision for every aspiring racer. In this episode of the SCCA Shop Manual, presented by Hoosier, professional racing driver Austin Hill breaks down the fundamental differences in technique and mindset required for each discipline. Austin emphasizes that the most important factor for any […]

Barrow Joins SCCA Staff as Director of Road Racing, Flanagan Transitioning to Director of Program Services

Industry professional Jeff Barrow joined the Sports Car Club of America® staff on March 18, 2024, as the Club’s new Director of Road Racing, bringing with him more than 30 years of industry experience and expertise. Through those years, Barrow has been a Club member, racer, and has worked with a multitude of companies that […]

Inside the SCCA podcast: Champion SRF3 Racer Bobby Sak

(Looking for an inside line on the Club? “Inside the SCCA” is a podcast that features interviews with the Club’s leading personalities, but it’s not owned by SCCA®. Instead, it’s an independent media outlet managed by Rule 15 Productions and hosted by longtime SCCA member and journalist Brian Bielanski. He uses the Club’s name with […]

Big Bore Fun, The Mechanic of the Entire Year, and the Quirks of Sunday: Hoosier Super Tour from Road Atlanta

Eight races of the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour season have now been run, following a cool but sunny day at Road Atlanta on Sunday. Each of the eight race groups ran 19 laps or 45-minute races at the 2.54-mile track just northeast of Atlanta. Here are some of the things we saw on […]

Turning Off the Brain, Clearing The Visor and Making Some Noise: Hoosier Super Tour Saturday from Road Atlanta

The fourth weekend of the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour is underway, and the weekend the clocks spring forward absolutely felt like Spring. Road Atlanta brought some showers to the field on Saturday morning, but it kept things interesting for all eight 25-minute group races during the day. Here’s what we learned: All Guts, […]

No Need to Fear, Underdog Was There: Stories from the Road Atlanta Hoosier Super Tour

The world of Flagging & Communications is littered with legends as honorable as Brian Redman’s cat or that Don Drennan was born as a 30-year-old man holding a double yellow flag — and some of those legends are even true. A few weeks back, a nearly forgotten group of young men came back to life […]

Inside the SCCA: Road Atlanta Super Tour Preview with Josh Schmidt

(Looking for an inside line on the Club? “Inside the SCCA” is a podcast that features interviews with the Club’s leading personalities, but it’s not owned by SCCA®. Instead, it’s an independent media outlet managed by Rule 15 Productions and hosted by longtime SCCA member and journalist Brian Bielanski. He uses the Club’s name with […]

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